Lenny320 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Glad to hear you’re ok. Looking forward to seeing you back in the air soon. Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 5:25 PM, alaninaustria said: Wow, after watching the video I am reminded of an old adage from one of my flight instructors who flew F-86s in the RCAF - no matter what - keep flying the aircraft right up to the point it stops... ditching, landing, no matter what - you nailed this Pete. A true testimony to your skill and the training instilled at the USAF. Cheers Alan Thanks Alan, the fighter pilot prayer coin coin has two sides: “God please don’t let me screw up”, and “I’d rather die than look bad”. lucky for me that everything went our way. I will never forget the sound in the cockpit of the jet sliding down the runway. Hard to describe. cheers Pete Jack and alaninaustria 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 3:44 AM, MARU5137 said: Pete, AMAZING landing and you kept COOL as many pilots do given similar situations. (I bet the Tower Controller Bob also recognized your ability to stay calm and watched with Pride). KUDOS for a safe landing and I guess the Student will want to go out with you now he knows what an EXCEPTIONAL PILOT And a Flying Instructor you are. and thanks also goes to the Emergency staff on hand to deal with the situation when you landed in a quick and efficient manner. so next time I come over I may just cheekily ask for a ride like Jennings. who wouldn't want A ride with you Pig! RESPECT. Maru my dear..you are always there with a kind word. Anytime you want to fly, you just let me know- best Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, Pete Fleischmann said: lucky for me that everything went our way. I will never forget the sound in the cockpit of the jet sliding down the runway. Hard to describe. I am betting one description would be, "Sickening..." Hopefully a once in a lifetime occurrence. Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 2:59 PM, Cheetah11 said: Nicely done Pete. Looking at the video I am surprised at how little drag there is once the aircraft has touched down. Nick Thanks Nick- It road down the runway on the nose gear door, flaps, and the speed brake actuator fairings..not too much touching the pavement. Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy! Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 You know buddy, it occurs to me that, this really wasn’t your fault in any way. It was the asphalt. ....tip your waitress! D.B. Andrus and Pete Fleischmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Glad all worked out for you and your student. Any landing you can walk away from.......... Cheers, D.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 10 hours ago, Timmy! said: You know buddy, it occurs to me that, this really wasn’t your fault in any way. It was the asphalt. ....tip your waitress! Truer words have not been spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 i was surprised to see the flaps remained down the entire time, I would have figured they'd collapse under the weight hows the damage looking Pete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 On 11/14/2018 at 10:41 AM, Shawn M said: i was surprised to see the flaps remained down the entire time, I would have figured they'd collapse under the weight hows the damage looking Pete? Potentially not too bad..just expensive. The obvious flaps, sheet metal, nose gear door, speed brake actuators, antennas..The engine will need an inspection. Not sure about all of the foam that got sprayed into the cockpit... We're sorting it out- Cheers, Pete Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Hi Pete, is it just sheet metal skin damage or, did the bulkhead/structure take a ‘sanding’ too? Do you think landing in the grass would have been an option? Am just thinking out loud here - what is your normal V approach speed with full flaps at that weight? Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 11/17/2018 at 4:02 PM, alaninaustria said: Hi Pete, is it just sheet metal skin damage or, did the bulkhead/structure take a ‘sanding’ too? Do you think landing in the grass would have been an option? Am just thinking out loud here - what is your normal V approach speed with full flaps at that weight? Cheers Alan Hi Alan 120 knots for gear down, full flaps and speedbrakes extended is the normal approach speed. For the L-39, approach speed is not adjusted for weight; just configuration. If I had an AOA guage, I would fly AOA instead, and would likely see minor airspeed differences for weight. Bulkheads are fine..Landing in the grass is a really bad idea actually. I get that question a lot. The grass is an unpredictable surface; with the chance of something digging in way too high. The runway is smooth,hard and predictable..and I know how the jet is going to behave on the pavement..in the grass, all bets are off-way too risky. cheers Pete stusbke, alaninaustria and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 11/17/2018 at 4:10 PM, MARU5137 said: "what is your normal V approach speed with full flaps at that weight? Cheers Alan . What does that mean..what is that please? Thank you Operational speeds are defined in terms of "V" speeds (V for velocity) For example Vle is "Maximum Landing gear extended speed", Vfe is "Maximum flap extended speed", etc Cheers Pete D.B. Andrus, Lee White and alaninaustria 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 L-39 related, and it's a LSP, so........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 That’s pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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